Speaker: Mr Aarif Abraham (Barrister, Doughty Street Chambers)
Chair: Muhammad Tanvir Hashem Munim (PhD candidate, City Law School)
About the Speaker:
Aarif Abraham is a barrister, writer and speaker, specialising in international criminal law and public international law including international human rights law and international arbitration. He has held leadership positions - as a director, trustee, lawyer, or investigator - in private practice, international courts or tribunals, and NGOs and international organisations. Aarif’s most recent, and high-profile, work includes advising States on the initiative to create the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression committed in Ukraine (working with Prof. Philippe Sands KC and former heads of government), the Uyghur Tribunal (where he acted as co-counsel and principal legal advisor), the Yazidi Justice Committee (as founder), and the Hazara Inquiry (as external advisor). Aarif has acted as an external advisor to various international initiatives including on the Genocide Determination Bill, Genocide Prevention Bill, and several All Party Parliamentary Groups concerning international law and/or foreign policy. He is author of A Constitution of the People and How to Achieve It (Columbia University and Ibidem Press, 2021).
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